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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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